Analysis of the cellular localization of Bdr paralogs in Borrelia burgdorferi, a causative agent of lyme disease: Evidence for functional diversity

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 182, Issue 15, 2000, Pages 4222-4226

  Roberts, David M ^a   Theisen, Michael ^b   Marconi, Richard T ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; DEOXYCHOLIC ACID; ISOPROTEIN; OCTOXINOL; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEIN BDR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL MEMBRANE; BORRELIA; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI; BORRELIA TURICATAE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX; GENE FUNCTION; LYME DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BORRELIA BURGDORFERI GROUP; DETERGENTS; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENES, BACTERIAL; IMMUNE SERA; LYME DISEASE; MULTIGENE FAMILY; SOLUBILITY;

EID: 0033913149     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JB.182.15.4222-4226.2000     Document Type: Article

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